Doctor Who: Inferno Poster

Doctor Who: Inferno (1970)

05/09/1970 Science Fiction, TV Movie 2h 46m
83%
User
Score

Overview

UNIT is providing security cover at an experimental drilling project at Eastchester, designed to penetrate the Earth's crust and release a previously untapped source of energy. Soon, however, the drill head starts to leak an oily green liquid that transforms those who touch it into vicious primeval creatures with a craving for heat. The Doctor is accidentally transported "sideways in time" by the partially repaired TARDIS control console into a parallel universe where the drilling project is at a more advanced stage. Thwarted by his friends' ruthless alter egos, he works to save both universes.

Don Houghton

Writer

Douglas Camfield

Director

Top Billed Cast

Jon Pertwee

Jon Pertwee

Dr. Who

Caroline John

Caroline John

Liz Shaw / Section Leader Elizabeth Shaw

Nicholas Courtney

Nicholas Courtney

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart / Brigade Leader Lethbridge-Stewart

John Levene

John Levene

Sergeant Benton / Platoon Under Leader Benton

Olaf Pooley

Olaf Pooley

Professor Stahlman / Director Stahlman

Christopher Benjamin

Christopher Benjamin

Sir Keith Gold

Sheila Dunn

Sheila Dunn

Petra Williams / Dr Petra Williams

Derek Newark

Derek Newark

Greg Sutton

David Simeon

David Simeon

Private Latimer

Media

Loading Wikipedia summary...

Similar Movies

Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on August 26, 2024

I found this to be very similar to the previous "Ambassadors of Death" series with the "Doctor" (Jon Pertwee) and his assistant "Liz" (Caroline John) recruited by the "Brigadier" (Nicholas Courtney) to help solve some mysterious goings-on at another top secret government establishment. This time, it's "Prof. Stahlman" (Olaf Pooley) who is leading a team determined to drill into the Earth's core and release an unlimited source of cheap energy. Of course, this isn't anywhere near as straightforward as it sounds and the deeper they go, the more unusual the side effects on the scientific team who are working on the project. Things become even more complicated when a power surge opens a time tear and the doctor ends up in a parallel universe where a much more militaristic government is in charg...

Read the full review on TMDb →
×